"Few months, now," he replies. He decides that since he's not going to be wearing this mask anymore, he's got to make sure it's not going to her----so he drapes the cords around his neck and lets it dangle near his chest, so she can see he still has it but he's not giving it up.

Is he goading her? He might be.

After all, how dangerous could she be?

"Had a chance to see how weird this place is yet, or are you still settling in?"